***Official*** Sri Lanka in England

[superkingdave]

wanted to get off strike did Dilshan, and Jayawardene didn't want to get on strike

 

[steds]

Saj - star.

 

[Anna]

Saj is on fire!! Hat-trick ball....

 

[PY]

And another, this is a joke.

 

[roseboy64]

Deary me. First ball in Test cricket and you get out. Poor guy.

 

[PY]

Saj is on fire!! Hat-trick ball....

One was a runout.

 

[Anna]

Well would you look at that, 3 at once

 

[Anna]

One was a runout.

Yeah well....I'm getting carried away with it all

As Aggers just said, it was a hat-trick ball for England

 

[SpaceMonkey]

I feel vindicated in saying to give Saj a chance!

 

[superkingdave]

Declared too early, without a doubt.

Still without a doubt?

Looks like a great decision now from Fred, all the bowlers can come back fresh tomorrow, and then the showers will ensure they don't get tired.

 

[steds]

Get Saj on.

 

[Pothas]

well this sounds like a bit of a mess. Im not in store for a great days cricket tomorow. Just hope that Sri Lanka can put up a bit of a fight or ill be on my way home by about 2.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Still without a doubt?

Looks like a great decision now from Fred, all the bowlers can come back fresh tomorrow, and then the showers will ensure they don't get tired.

Yes, it's still the wrong decision. Just like if the Aussies had won that 2nd Test last year the decision to have a bowl first would still have been wrong.

 

[superkingdave]

Yes, it's still the wrong decision. Just like if the Aussies had won that 2nd Test last year the decision to have a bowl first would still have been wrong.

next you'll be telling us Plunkett bowled well

 

[Barney Rubble]

That is all.

 

[Swervy]

Yes, it's still the wrong decision. Just like if the Aussies had won that 2nd Test last year the decision to have a bowl first would still have been wrong.

it was an attacking declaration, it was Flintoff showing faith in a bowling attack that most of us knew would make Sri lanka struggle

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Saj - star.

Word. Can't believe I doubted the man.

Looks like we're going to have to cut Test cricket down to six teams at this rate, tho.

 

[Sanz]

next you'll be telling us Plunkett bowled well

 

[Pedro Delgado]

it was an attacking declaration, it was Flintoff showing faith in a bowling attack that most of us knew would make Sri lanka struggle

Precisely. And even if it was a gamble (never was in my mind) that didn't pay off I'd still be happy with the decision, attacking cricket is what Fred and these boys are about and I'm in favour of it.

 

[Barney Rubble]

Precisely. And even if it was a gamble (never was in my mind) that didn't pay off I'd still be happy with the decision, attacking cricket is what Fred and these boys are about and I'm in favour of it.

Hear, hear.

Great day for us. My money's on an England win by either 400+ runs, or an innings and 200. I know that's a big call, but I've not been impressed by SL in any department.